Category Archives: Family & Consumer Sciences

Maintain No Gain provides motivational tools, healthy recipes, and fitness tips to help you control your weight over the holiday season, a 6-week period when the average American gains extra pounds. Anyone can participate! It’s FREE. WHEN: The program begins on November 12, 2018 and lasts for 6 weeks. WHERE: The program takes place online, with interactive activities related to nutrition, physical activity, stress and emotional eating, and social support. HOW TO REGISTER: Visit learnonline.agrilife.org and create an account, if needed. Then, just select “Maintain No Gain –… Read More →

Too Busy to Cook? Cooking with Friends takes the guess work out of your daily dinner dilemma. This program is designed to help and provide you with ready to cook freezer main dishes that you prepare in advance so that all you have to do is heat it up! All students will participate in the hands on cooking workshop to create easy multiple packaged meals. Dates are: October 11, 18, 25, 2018 from 5:30pm – 7pm Location: Tarleton State University, Wisdom Gym, Room 176 Register today! Class is… Read More →

Save the Date for: 7th Annual Dinner Tonight Healthy Cooking School AgriLife Extension, Erath, Comanche, Eastland, Hamilton, Hood, Parker & Stephens Counties presents: WHEN: April 10 at 5:45 – 8 PM at WHERE: Cowboy Church of Erath County 4945 US 67 Stephenville, TX 76401 COST: $25 Gift Bags for each attendee containing Dinner Tonight cookbook, goodies from The Home Place, Texas Beef Council and more Great doorprizes from The Home Place! Last year was a hit, so we will have, again this year: 15+ Food Vendors lots of taste… Read More →

The “Texas Food Establishment Rules (TFER)” was recently revised and updated. A major change in the revision now requires all food employees to complete an accredited food handlers training program within 60 days of employment, effective September 16, 2016. In order to help restaurants provide training to their employees, our local agency (accredited by the TDSHS) will be offering this 2-hour course required for all food service employees to help promote the service of safe food. Employees will be able to attend here in Erath County. The certificate is good… Read More →

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will be offering a Certified Food Manager Test on Thursday, April 20 from 8:00a.m.-6:00p.m. in Granbury at the Hood County Library 222 N. Travis Street in Granbury, TX 76048. Cost of class and test is $115. How can this course help you?  Refresh your knowledge of food safety and sanitation if you are already certified  Understand major causes of foodborne illness and how to prevent them  Boost employee morale by increasing their professionalism.  Improve relationships with health officials. … Read More →

July 7, 2016 AgriLife Extension offers tips for avoiding Zika Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Sonja Swiger, 254-968-4144, slswiger@ag.tamu.edu Dr. Mike Merchant, 972-952-9204, m-merchant@tamu.edu STEPHENVILLE – The mosquito-transmitted Zika virus is a potential threat to the health of unborn babies in Texas and other states, and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has stepped up efforts to educate the public on ways to protect themselves from this new menace, said agency entomologists. “While people enjoy outdoor activities and travel this summer, it’s important to remember that our first… Read More →

The “Texas Food Establishment Rules (TFER)” was recently revised and updated. A major change in the revision now requires all food employees to complete an accredited food handlers training program within 60 days of employment, effective September 16, 2016. In order to help restaurants provide training to their employees, our local agency (accredited by the TDSHS) will be offering this 2-hour course required for all food service employees to help promote the service of safe food. Employees will be able to attend here in Erath County. The certificate is good… Read More →

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